}}{{tnr}}'''Andy Manar''' is a [[Democratic]] member of the [[Illinois State Senate]], representing District 48. He was first elected to the chamber in 2012.

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==Committee assignments==

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===2013-2014===

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At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Manar served on the following committees:

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{{Committee Assignments

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|State = Illinois

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|year = 2013

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|Chamber = State Senate

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|Committee1 = Agriculture and Conservation

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|Chair1 =

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|Committee2 = Appropriations I

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|Committee3 = Appropriations II

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|Committee4 = Committee of the Whole

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|Committee5 = Executive Appointments

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|Committee6 = Higher Education

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|Committee7 = State Government & Veterans Affairs

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|Committee8 = Legislative Audit Commission

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|Joint8 = Yes

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==Elections==

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:: ''See also: [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2012]]''

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Manar is running in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2012|Illinois State Senate]] District 48. Manar is running unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012. Incumbent [[Tom Johnson]] is not running for re-election in District 48. The general election takes place on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/InfoForCandidates.aspx ''Illinois State Board of Elections'' "Candidate List," December 5, 2011]</ref>

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Manar won election in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2012|Illinois State Senate]] District 48. Manar was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012 and defeated Republican [[Mike McElroy]] in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/InfoForCandidates.aspx ''Illinois State Board of Elections'' "Candidate List," December 5, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GPOfficialVote.pdf ''Illinois State Board of Elections,'' "Official 2012 Primary Results"]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GEOfficialVote.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed December 31, 2012]</ref>

Endorsements

Manar's campaign website listed the following endorsements, among others:[4]

Alliance PAC

Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois

Illinois AFL-CIO

Southwestern Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council

Citizen Action Illinois

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Manar is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Manar raised a total of $1,680,235 during that time period. This information was last updated on July 17, 2013.[5]